WORD RECOGNITION:

Good words to start with are the Pre primer and Primer lists.

Pre primer: a                         Primer: about
                 can                                 came
                 do                                  give
                 my                                  know
                 no                                   make
                 see                                  them
                 this                                  one
                 will                                  us
                 not                                  too
                 you                                 went
                 dog                                 again
                go                                   day
                 have                                fun
                 help                                 new
                 I                                      of
                 look                                 some
                 that                                  thank
                 the                                   must
                 we                                   two
                 who                                 take
 
 

BASIC SIGHT WORD RECOGNITION:

a                  look               but               on                ball
and              not                do                play              blue
can              the                down            run               boy
go                to                 for                said              come
he               will                get                see               did
I                 with               help              we                dog
in                you               jump             what             eat
is                are                 little              all                 find
it                at                   me                am                from
like             big                 my                away             funny
girl              no                 surprise          yes               dad
good           put                 that               your              day
green          ran                 then              about             fast
happy         red                 they              again             father
have           ride                this                back             fun
here           saw                up                  be                give
home         she                 want               by                had
house         so                  was                call               has
let              something       where            came             her
man           stop                who               car                hide
him            of                   them              would           first
his             one                 there              yellow           found
how           pet                  too                after              got
if               sat                  two                an                 just
know         sit                   us                  any               long
make         some               walk              as                 made
many         soon                went              ask               may
mother       take                were              before           never
must          thank              woman          could             now
new           their                work             don't             off
old             why                into               these             well
or              around             it's                thing             which
our            been               more              think             always
out            better              much             those             another
over          does                other              time              because
right          every               own               told               began
three         far                   say                 took              black
under        gave                still                  try                both
very          hand               tell                   water            bring
when         head               then                 way              brown